Tilting headlight.



Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

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C. V. DEAN.

mTlNG HEADLrGH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2l, 1916.

1,212,191 Patented Jan. 16,1917.

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CHARLES V. DEAN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

TILTING HEADLIGHT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application led March 21, 1916. Serial No. 85,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. CIL-xmms V. DEAN. a citizen of the United States ot'America residing at Grand Rapids, in the county ot Kent and State ofMichigan. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TiltingHeadlights; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full. clear,and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make. and use the same.

This invention relates' to a tilting headlight construction and controltherefor 'of especial adaptation for use in motor vehicles, it being anobject and purpose of the present invention to provide a very simple andeconomically constructed control for headlights, whereby they may betilted to direct light to points immediately in front of the vehicle.this eliminating the intense glare of the light and serving tosafeguardothers meeting the vehicle; while at the same time the tilting of thelights does not reduce the amount ot light available upon the road'butin tact presents it at its full intensity directly in front otl thevehicle where it is ot the greatest value at night.-4

To attain this primary object together with other subsidiary objects notspecifically enumerated but which willmppear as the descriptionprogresses, l have embodied my invention in consti-ilctions disclosed inthe accomlnlnying drawings, in which;

Figure l is a plan view' ot the t'ront por- 4tion ot a motor vehicleequipped with my invention. Fig. Q is a side elevation with parts brokenaway to better disclose the structure ot' the invention. elevation ofthe essential elements ot' the invention disassociated from the motorvehicle. Fig. -l is a plan view ot the lever coiltrol connected to thesteering post otl the Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of a Fig. isy a planview vehicle. v tilting head light.

lthereof; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified construction oftilting headlight.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

The motor vehielel is of any preferred construction and has the usualsteering post 2 and headlights 3 which are supported by brackets havingdiverging arms -it between which the lights are, mounted. Ordinarily thelights 3 are fastened rigidly to brackets of this character but in myinvention each vwith a sleeve o Fig. 3 is a side vertical arm 4 of thebracket is equipped from which projects a pivot member entering into asocket in a side ot' the light casing, this being the simplest form oftilting headlight construction which I use and which is illustrated inFig. 7. A slightly modilied form of construction is illustrated in Figs.3, 5 and (i, there being provided outstanding lugs 7' attached to eachside ot the casing and each of which receives one ot' the verticallvextending legs ot' a U-shaped member S, each member being secured to alug 'i' by a set screw'. The opposite leg ot each U-shaped member 8passes alongside a sleeve 9 similar in all respects to the sleeve 5heretofore described, one being mounted at the upper end of each arm 1ot' the bracket. A pivot pin 10 extends from each sleeve 9 and seats ina socket formed in said adjacent leg of the member 8, this permitting aready' tilting ot the headlight about a horizontal axis so as to directthe light to points immediately in front of the vehicle.

A pair of tubes 11 lead from points directly back ot' the headlights toand alongside the steering post 2. Rods 12 extend through these tubes,one being attached to each ot' the headlights by a screw 13 whichthreads into the headlight casing.

A plate 15 is connected by a clip 16 t0 the steering post l and haspositionedalongside and attached thereto another plate 17, a space beingprovided between the plates in which is pivotally mounted the lever 18,both wires l2 entering between the plates and attaching lt0 this lever.

The operation of the device' is very simple consisting merely in turningthe lever 18 to dilierent positions. As shown in Fig. 3, the headlightsare inV their usual and normal p0- sition in whichthe light is thrown toa point far in advance ot the vehicle. By moving the lover downwardlyrods 19. sliding through 4the tubes 11 tilt the headlight casmgs aboutAIA lights and at the saine time has the added `advantage that none ofthe light is lost or 'eliminated at this time when the entire light ismost needed. Furthermore, in driving at nighttime it is greatly to theadvantage of one driving a motor vehicle that the road directly int'r'ont of his machine shall be fully revealed.

I claim 1. In combination in a motor vehicle having la steering post, apair ot brackets each having spaced apart vertical arms mounted at thefront of said vehicle, a lamp mounted to turn on a substantiallyhorizontal axis between said arms of each bracket, tubes having forwardends positioned back of the lamp and leading to and alongside of thesteering post, wires one connected to the back ot each lamp andpassing'through said tubes, and a lever pivotally mounted at one end onthe steering post` to Whichboth of said Wires are secured between theends of the lever.

2. In combination in a motor vehicle having a steering post, a bracketadjacent the front of the vehicle having spaced apart vertical arms, alamp mounted between said arms to turn on a substantialljr horizontalaxis, a tube having its forward end located back of the lamp and leadingto and alongside the steering post, aw'ire attached to the back of thelamp leading through the tube, a. plate attached to the steering post, asecond plate secured to and spaced a distance from the first plate, anda lever between and pivotally mounted at one end to the plates, the freeend of said lever extending beyond the plates, said Wire being securedto the lever between the ends thereof.

3. In combination in a motor vehicle, a bracket located adjacent thefront of the vehicle having upright spaced apart arms, a lamp locatedbetween said arms, a lug secured to the lamp adjacent each arm, a U-,

shaped member having one leg connected to each lug, horizontal pivots oneach arm seated in sockets in the other leg of said U-shaped member, aWire connected to the back of the lamp, a tube through which said wirepasses, and a lever on the vehicle with Whici the rear end of the wireconnects for operation of the lamp, substantially as described.

I't'estfnoy whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHARLES V.l DEAN.

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